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Wikipedia articleis a 2013 Japanese musical romance film starring Takeru Satoh and Sakurako Ohara. It is based on the Shjo manga of the same name by Kotomi Aoki. SynopsisStory of a highly successful, yet reclusive music composer named Aki Ogasawara who becomes involved in a relationship with a 16-year-old fan on a whim while lying about his true identity. Eventually she gets recruited into the music industry herself, causing additional complications. Cast= Main=*Takeru Satoh as Aki Ogasawara :A 25-year-old genius producer and bassist, who composes for the rock band "Crude Play" under the alias Soichiro. He used to be a member of the band with his three other childhood friends, but left the band right before their debut. He becomes depressed, and tries to find solace through music. *Sakurako Ohara as Riko Koeda :A 16-year-old high school student who possesses a gifted voice. She is in an amateur band "Mush & Co." with two of her childhood friends. Riko meets and falls in love with Aki at first sight, and tries to help him overcome his pain. = Supporting=*Shohei Miura as Shun Sakaguchi, guitarist and vocalist of "Crude Play" *Masataka Kubota as Shinya Shinohara, bassist of "Crude Play" who replaced Aki's position *Kouki Mizuta as Kaoru Ono, guitarist of "Crude Play" *Koudai Asaka as Teppei Yazaki, drummer of "Crude Play" *Ryo Yoshizawa as Yuichi Kimijima, member of "Mush & Co." *Yuki Morinaga as Sota Yamazaki, member of "Mush & Co." *Saki Aibu as Mari, Aki's ex-girlfriend *Takashi Sorimachi as Soichiro Takagi, music producer and Aki's rival *Mitsuki Tanimura as Miwako Nagahama, Takagi's assistant *Maxwell Powers as Master of Ceremonies ProductionThe live adaptation of the film was first announced in March 2012. Auditions were held from March to June 2012 to choose the female lead, Riko. On March 6, 2013, it was announced that Sakurako Ohara was handpicked from 5000 applicants to play the female lead, Riko. This also marks her acting debut. Takeru Sato was also announced as the male lead, Aki. SoundtrackPrologueA prologue drama series, titled 'A Story of Before She and I Met' was aired on Fuji TV from December 9 for 10 episodes, with each episode lasting 10 minutes. Box-officeBy December 2013, the film had earned 164 million (US$1.59 million). By January 19, it had grossed 1.58 billion (US$15.13 million). See also*'The Liar and His Lover (TV series)', 2017 South Korean television series *Sakurako Ohara References | |
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